Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Ju Wenjun.
White to move and win except where noted.
Solutions are between the brackets under each puzzle.Drag your cursor from one bracket to the other.
a)
Ju vs Li Zunian, Suzhou, 2006
3q2k1/1p1Prppp/p1b2b2/2N5/1P2pB2/P7/5PPP/3Q1RK1 w - - id 1-0
[ Bc7 ]
b)
Ju vs Knarik Mouradian, Teheran, 2007
2qr2k1/pp3p1p/2rb2n1/3N1NP1/5P2/2B1P3/PPQ4P/2KR4 w - - id 1-0
[ Nf6+ if Kf8 Nxd6 w/Bb4 ]
c)
Ju vs S Meenakshi, Beirut, 2004
r3r1k1/1pb2pp1/p2R3p/4P3/q1bNBQ1P/6P1/P4P2/2R3K1 w - - id 1-0
[ Rxc4 Qxc4 Bd4 if Qc3 Qxf7+ or Bxf7+ mates ]
d)
Black Mates in 3. Aleksandra Lach vs Ju, Moscow, 2007
6k1/5r1p/3p2p1/3Pb1P1/1p2p2P/pP2q3/P1P1B3/1K1R3Q b - - id 0-1
[ ...Qc3 ]
e)
Aykamar Myalikgulyewa vs Ju, Beirut, 2004
r2qr1k1/3b1pb1/3p2p1/3P2P1/1p2P2Q/1npB4/1P2RPP1/3N1RKN b - - id 0-1
[ ...Nc1 if Re3 Nxd3 Rxd3 c2 Ne3 Bb5 ]
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